Full Metal Panic!

What is Full Metal Panic! about?

Full Metal Panic! is a TV anime series of 24 episodes animated by GONZO, adapted from a light novel. It aired from January 8, 2002 to June 18, 2002. AniList classifies it as action, comedy, mecha and science fiction.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Anime News Network. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Military, Guns, Real Robot, Heterosexual, Male Protagonist, School, Super Power.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Sousuke Sagara 相良宗介

  Main character

  Sousuke Sagara is a skilled mecha pilot and protagonist of Full Metal Panic! Of Afghan and Japanese heritage, he grew up in Helmajistan, experiencing the harsh realities of guerrilla warfare. Before the events of the series, he joins the private military organization Mithril and raised to the rank of sergeant.

  Japanese voice: Tomokazu Seki

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  Kaname Chidori 千鳥かなめ

  Main character

  Kaname is the female protagonist of the series. She is often described as, 'The kind of girl everyone looks up to, but not even a boy wants as their girlfriend', as a male, fellow student put it.

  Japanese voice: Satsuki Yukino

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  Teletha Testarossa テレサ・テスタロッサ

  Main character

  She is also not very athletically inclined, but has shown to be a very good swimmer. She has an interest in Sousuke that extends beyond a professional one, generating a love triangle she shares with Sousuke Sagara and Kaname Chidori.

  Japanese voice: Yukana

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  Melissa Mao メリッサ・マオ

  Main character

  AniList has no description for this character yet.

  Japanese voice: Michiko Neya

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  Kurz Weber クルツ・ウェーバー

  Main character

  Kurz is a member of Mithril. Part of the SRT (Special Response Team) of the Tuatha de Danaan's (TDD-1) Pacific Battle Group. His call sign is Urzu-6. He is an SRT AS (Arm Slave) pilot and designated marksman, equally proficient with sniper rifles and AS long range precision cannons.

  Japanese voice: Shinichirou Miki

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  Gauron ガウルン

  Main character

  While little is known about Gauron at the present, he is Sousuke’s strongest and most formidable enemy throughout the TV series. He’s a terrorist of the highest caliber sponsored by a mysterious organization, but little is known about Gauron’s benefactors other than the fact that they appear to be more formidable and…

  Japanese voice: Masahiko Tanaka

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  AL アル

  Main character

  AL is the artificial intelligence support system which was originally part of the ARX-7 Arbalest. AL becomes permanently locked to Sousuke after his initial use of AL during the hijacking incident. Also, because the original programmer is dead it is impossible to reprogram AL to work with anyone other than Sousuke.

  Japanese voice: Takehiro Murozono

Supporting characters

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  Kyouko Tokiwa 常盤恭子

  Supporting character

  Chidori's humble best friend who brings around her trusty camera. She is constantly trying to bring Chidori and Sagara together, however impossible it may seem given Sagara's tendency to blow things up at whim.

  Japanese voice: Ikue Kimura

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  Shinji Kazama 風間信二

  Supporting character

  Sosuke's Arm Slave loving classmate. He shares the same amount of passion to AS as Sousuke and could be considered Sousuke's best school friend besides Kaname. His father is Shintaro Kazama and a secretary of Narashino's Assault Machine Troop. Shinji's love for AS began when his dad failed to become an AS pilot.

  Japanese voice: Mamiko Noto

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  Andrei Kalinin アンドレイ・セルゲイヴィッチ・カリーニン

  Supporting character

  Sagara's commanding officer and one of Tessa's military strategists with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, fulfilling the role of Operations Director. He is also the foster father of Sagara. He and Sousuke were once enemies, as mentioned in a two part episode by Sagara himself.

  Japanese voice: Akio Ootsuka

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  Richard Mardukas リチャード・ヘンリー・マデューカス

  Supporting character

  Richard Mardukas is an overly protective aide of Tessa's who insists on guarding her with his life. He holds the rank of Commander and is in charge of Mithril's TDD-1 when the Captain, Testarossa, is not on board; appropriate, given that Mardukas' position is that of Executive Officer.

  Japanese voice: Tomomichi Nishimura

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  Mizuki Inaba 稲葉瑞樹

  Supporting character

  A classmate of Chidori who initially blames her for having stolen her boyfriend. She becomes one of her closer friends later on in the series. Mizuki is easily infatuated with various men, who usually take an interest in Kaname instead.

  Japanese voice: Sayuri Yoshida

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  Eri Kagurazaka 神楽坂恵理

  Supporting character

  An English teacher at Jindai High and is the class advisor to Sousuke, Kaname, Kyoko, Shinji and Mizuki at Class II-4. She is a kind and understanding teacher, who is willing to put the interest of her students over her own, as shown when she confronted Gauron and some North Korean secret agents over taking Kaname…

  Japanese voice: Rio Natsuki

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  Nora Lemming ノーラ・レミング

  Supporting character

  An engineer based in Merida Island with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Nora has worked on the Lambda Driver, particularly on its potential continuous application after MITHRIL realizes that Amalgam's Arm Slaves has the ability to continuously use their own Lambda Driver.

  Japanese voice: Yuriko Yamaguchi

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  Seina セイナ

  Supporting character

  A member of the A21 terrorist organization.

  Japanese voice: Mayumi Asano

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  Jackson ジャクソン

  Supporting character

  A member of the Indian Ocean Special Response Team. One of the more hostile and reckless member of the team.

  Japanese voice: Hidenari Ugaki

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  Grace Wiseman グレース・ワイズマン

  Supporting character

  One of the members of the Indian Ocean Special Response Team. Unlike the others, she was kind to Sousuke and urged them to listen to him.

  Japanese voice: Kazusa Murai

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  Killy B. Sailor キリィ・B・セイラー

  Supporting character

  The commanding officer of the US Navy attack submarine USS Pasadena, Sailor crosses paths with Mithril twice: first, during Gauron's hijack of Tuatha de Danaan, he launches torpedoes at TDD-1 in retaliation for Gauron's missile strike on the USS Bunker Hill.

  Japanese voice: Kousei Hirota

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  Mira Kudan クダン・ミラ

  Supporting character

  Mira Kudan is a whispered girl that Sousuke rescues right in the very beginning. When Mithril is destroyed, she goes into hiding along with Wraith and Hunter in Alaska. With the help of AL, the original AI system in the Arbalest, she builds the ARX-8 Laevatein. In the novel translation, she is called Sarah Miller.

  Japanese voice: Shiho Kikuchi